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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Weaving update

This is the table runner that I finished off about 3 weeks ago from my weaving class at the college. It is cotton warp and weft, with a diamond pattern through out. But the pattern shows up best in the gold.

I am warping the loom now for a scarf. My goal to learn how to beat the weft SOFTLY. Since I make rugs most of the time this will be a challenge. Also am going to put a floating selvage in. Never did that before. I am using a fine warp in cream and tan, very shuttle for my pretty pink yarn. Have forgotten the contents of it but a mixture. I am doing a simple warping of 1,2,3,4-3,2,1 repeats. Then the pattern is a simple twill. So unless you are a weaver I am just using gibberish here. LOL

Been having trouble getting in the mood to weave. Hope when this craft show Saturday is over I can put all that stuff away. I am hoping to make enough to buy a rigid heddle loom to use here at the store. I think it would be fun to learn another way of weaving that is a sort of throw back to simple times. Yet I understand that you can do many patterns and textures on it too. So will see. May put an ad on Craigs list that I am looking for one.

Fall is definately here, the air is crisp and the trees turning beautifully this year. The 2 nites of frost a couple weeks ago must have triggered it. Hummers are gone south to their winter homes.

2 comments:

If at all possible, get the loom stand for the rigid heddle loom, too. It will be the perfect height for weaving when sitting on a regular chair. It of course, can be used on a table, but that puts it just above comfort level.....